Election 2008

High Early Student Turnout in Pennsylvania High Early Student Turnout in Pennsylvania

By 7am, there was already a line of over 1000 students waiting to vote at Penn State University, PA.

Nov 4, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

YouTubing the Election YouTubing the Election

In America's first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people--not campaigns or the news media--grabbed most of the attention

Nov 4, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber

The People’s Art Comes Out For Obama The People’s Art Comes Out For Obama

This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.

Nov 4, 2008 / Feature / Lucas Mann

Virginia: The New Florida? Virginia: The New Florida?

More than two dozen polling places are reported close to a standstill as record numbers of voters cast ballots in this crucial swing state.

Nov 4, 2008 / Feature / Andrew Gumbel

From MLK to Obama: Birmingham Civil Rights Organizers From MLK to Obama: Birmingham Civil Rights Organizers

Many citizens of Birmingham believe a new movement is taking place as a result of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

Nov 4, 2008 / American News Project

Jon Stewart Slams Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8 Jon Stewart Slams Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8

Jon Stewart rips Proposition 8, an initiative that would rewrite the constitution to eliminate the rights of same-sex couples to marry in California.

Nov 4, 2008 / The Daily Show

This Election’s In Your Hands This Election’s In Your Hands

The only one way Tuesday's vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.

Nov 3, 2008 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis

Democrats Abroad Cast Their Votes Democrats Abroad Cast Their Votes

Energized by Obama's candidacy, expatriate Americans are voting in record numbers this year.

Nov 3, 2008 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta

Rachel Maddow Decries ‘The New Poll Tax’: Long Lines Rachel Maddow Decries ‘The New Poll Tax’: Long Lines

Rachel Maddow thinks that astronomically long waiting lines at voting sites are another form of Jim Crow era voter suppression.

Nov 3, 2008 / MSNBC

Foreclosed: The George W. Bush Story Foreclosed: The George W. Bush Story

The property is worth a lot less than when he took ownership in 2000, and the world is far more dangerous place. Now it's up to the rest of us to clean up the mess.

Nov 3, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

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